Adderall and increased libido

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If you do not have ADHD, then this causes emotional and cognitive effects such as euphoria, change in libido, increased arousal, and improved cognitive control. Similarly, it induces physical effects such as decreased reaction time, fatigue resistance, and increased muscle strength. In short, a stimulant.
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If any of us dares to say that she may be overmedicated - she gets angry and defensive. She said the Adderall has killed her appetite and her libido but because she likes how it makes her feel and how much she is able to accomplish - she will live with those side effects. She has lost weight in the 2 months that she has been taking Adderall. She is 5'3" and has gone from 125 lbs to 119 lbs.

Initially (for about two months), whilst I was on Ritalin I experienced increasedlibidoand experienced really intense erections. These erections were not very painful and although maybe they lasted longer than usual and endured after orgasm. I am not sure this was priapism as they did not last for ridiculously long periods e.g. 4 hours (unless I did not notice them because I was asleep during them). Later these stopped completely.

I have been experiencing menopause-like symptoms such as night sweats and hot flashes for years and decreased libidoand vaginal dryness for the last year. That last one is what brought me in to my gynecologist two and a half weeks ago. He said that my symptoms sounded like those you would see in a woman with estrogen and testosterone imbalances BUT based on his physical exam, it looked like my estrogen level (at least) was just fine. (Apparently my labia look like I have plenty of estrogen.

About four years ago, I started meds for depression, anxiety, and ADD. (I should have started long before this.) I take Adderall XR for my ADD, and tried a few antidepressants before settling on Zoloft. After about six months, my doctor added Wellbutrin XL because I felt really apathetic. (She wanted to keep me on the Zoloft because it helps more with anxiety, though I'm not 100% sure this was necessary.)
I have to say that I really like Wellbutrin.

Usually it is found in many later in life - but I think testing for thyroid issues have increasedand that is why so many people including men are being diagnosed.
It was thought in the past it was more of a "later in life" disease a few decades ago - but seeing this forum - there are more people my age and younger talking about it.

2006 - Went on Yasmin but changed a year later due to an insane amount of bleeding. 2007 - Went on Yaz instead and bleeding was much better but libido decreased tremendously and seven months later, had a HUGE anxiety attack while out of town for a conference. My GP put me on Lexapro, felt good for about 3 months, and then we stepped me off of it because I assumed it was ennvironmental stressors and not linked to Yaz. Two months later, another huge anxiety attack.

He also mentioned testing for increased prolactin levels for kids on risperdal and said that if levels were elevated that the child should be taken off the medication. I went back to his psychiatrist and asked for this test;the result was a level of 27. I cant remember the first norm, but the cut off was 17. He had only been taking it for 9 months. I have now tapered his dosage with reluctant aggreement from this Doctor down to 1 mg dly and hope to soon wean him off completely.

I was diagnosed with depression in January 1999 and started taking Effexor XR. Eventually my dose was increased to 225mg, and I continued on this dose until recently. During these years my depression was under control, however my weight steadily increased and I gained about 45lbs. While I recognize that taking any medication impacts your body, I don't believe that Effexor was to blame for my weight gain. I have bad habits and I'm not as active as I used to be.

I was curious about the effects of taking adderall had on motor neuron and glutamate function. I am currently in medical school and have been taking adderall for some time now and notice that when I am taking in caffeine along with adderall I experience muscle twitching within my arms, legs, and fingers. Previously to my arrival at school, I was checked out by a neurologist who performed a NVC/EMG and said everything was fine.

Last night, I searched again after hearing about a research study being reported in the newspapers about menopause andlibido. Apparently this study found that cramping after orgasm was common in menopausal women! Hearing about this caused me to do a more aggressive Google search and here I am.
I'm healthy -- I have had an ultrasound in the last two years as well as a colonoscopy, with normal results. I'm post-menopausal now and have found my symptoms have gotten worse through the years.

No libido and shrinkage of my penis, a lot of dribbling after urinating.Dosage of Adderallincreased at this time. Attributed it to Adderall.
2 weeks later while away on business I had unprotected (condom broke) vaginal intercourse with a married 36 yr old white woman I had talked to for several months via email. She has been married for 15 years and had only 1 other affair about a year prior. She assures me she has never had any issues or irregular pap smears in her life.

I have been experiencing menopause-like symptoms such as night sweats and hot flashes for years and decreased libidoand vaginal dryness for the last year. That last one is what brought me in to my gynecologist two and a half weeks ago. He said that my symptoms sounded like those you would see in a woman with estrogen and testosterone imbalances BUT based on his physical exam, it looked like my estrogen level (at least) was just fine. (Apparently my labia look like I have plenty of estrogen.

I am a newly recovering opiate/adderall addict for 3+ years and am having major depressive issues that I have been seeing a doctor for. Originally I wasn't able to sleep for about 4 months after originally detoxing, anxiety and depression I assume where the main reason along with lingering physical issues. It was so bad that even after 4 months a had to take 3 10mg ambien to fall asleep (they were prescribed).

I have been to about 30 doctors- including ENT's allergists, neurologists, chiropracters, opthamologists. psychologists, dentists and everything else u can think of. All CT scans, MRI of brain and blood work keep coming back clean and ok. Nothing I try seems to work. There was a period of time about 3 and a half years ago that the symptoms lifted for about 4 months and then it returned full force.

I would appreciate it if someone could tell me how long this is going to last and if my doc and me are correct that my weightgain and lack of libido may subside with the wellbutrin. Thanks (by the way, please dont hammer me for my spelling!!

0 I guess since I don't have the energy or libido to do much, my mind likes to play!
I took wellbutrin years ago for ADD and depression. It didn't help. If it works for ADD maybe it will help you focus and remember better.
My problem with the depression is that I am not sad, but have no motivation and am not interested in the fun things I used to do. It is a bummer. I take prozac and am thinking of switching to something that gets me motivated again.

s I had back in 1968, (d) details of the developmental aspects of the various treatment regimes I have been given over the years, (e) the various psychiatric analyses and diagnoses, (f) the many years of dealing with suicidal thoughts and what some call a death wish, (g) experiences in and out of half a dozen hospitals, visits to unnumbered doctors’ clinics and listening to advice from well-meaning but usually misinformed or uninformed people than I care to recall, (h) adjusting to medications t

The ssri's like paxil, zoloft, celexa and lexapro tend to negatively affect libidoand ability to perform sexually in males and females. Wellbutrin tends to be neutral in regards to sexual issues, and tends to improve sexual drive.

I went to my GP complaning of no sense of smell, saw a surgeon and surgery was recomended, I was given a prescription for Prednisone, a steroid, this gave me some sense of smell, and here's the but, I had the operation and still could not smell, so more Prednisone, well the upshot is that the steroids have caused my Osteo-Necrosis, this is when the heads of the long bones die, so have now had core decompression on one hip and the other totally replaced.
Oxycontin.

s I had back in 1968, (d) details of the developmental aspects of the various treatment regimens I have been given over the years, (e) the various psychiatric analyses and diagnoses, (f) the many years of dealing with suicidal thoughts and what some call a death wish, (g) experiences in and out of half a dozen hospitals, visits to unnumbered doctors’ clinics and listening to advice from well-meaning but usually misinformed or uninformed people than I care to recall, (h) adjusting to medications

Can't hold my temper , fuse very quickly and very low sex drive and low libido.
LEVELS NORMAL, NOT MUCH MORE TO DO W/ THYROID HORMONE TREATMENT.
Some more data about my hormone which is tested pretty recently
Total Testosterone 300 (300-1090)
LH 1.67 (1.5-9.0)
FSH 3.2 (3.0-10)
Free testosterone level is also in low side.
My question is , do you think those hormones are responsible for my symptoms as my thyroid numbers are fine ?.

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